Wholesale electricity futures and spot prices registered a significant uptick mid January before stabilising at the end of the month. Prices are still almost double …
What’s the difference between electricity spot market and futures market rates?
Electricity spot prices reflect the current market cost determined by supply and demand, whereas electricity futures prices predict the cost of electricity at a future …
December 2022 Electricity Market Review
For our December 2022 electricity market review, we can report that wholesale electricity futures and spot prices have plummeted since gas and coal price capping …
November 2022 Electricity Market Review
The Labor Federal Government is reportedly in the advanced stages of instituting a price cap on domestic gas as it tries to put downward pressure …
October 2022 Electricity Market Review
On October 31, the National Energy Market registered the biggest daily drop in futures prices in its history. Just 16 days earlier, the NEM had …
September 2022 Electricity Market Review
The energy markets offered mixed news last month as futures contracts continued the sharp upward trend established in August. In better news, spot prices continued …
August 2022 Electricity Market Review
Futures contract prices performed an abrupt u-turn at the start of August, dashing hopes from the previous month that the energy price crisis might be …
July 2022 Electricity Market Review
After another month of record high electricity prices, the final days of July brought a glimmer of hope that pressures on the energy market may …
June 2022 Electricity Market Review
After months of pressure, Australia’s national electricity market imploded this month. With all NEM regions bar Tasmania breaching their cumulative price thresholds, AEMO instigated an …
May 2022 Electricity Market Review
Australia is feeling the pinch of the global energy crisis with soaring fuel prices sending wholesale electricity prices skyrocketing. We have never seen futures contracts …